Jesus Bravo Alvarez
About Jesus Bravo Alvarez
Jesus Bravo Alvarez is a Senior Software Engineer currently working at RevenueCat in Madrid, Spain. He has extensive experience in software engineering, having previously held positions at Tuenti, Automattic, Indra, and Telefonica I+D.
Work at RevenueCat
Jesus Bravo Alvarez has been employed at RevenueCat as a Senior Software Engineer since 2022. His role involves contributing to the development and enhancement of the company's software solutions. RevenueCat specializes in providing tools for managing in-app subscriptions and analytics, which are critical for mobile app developers. Alvarez's experience in software engineering supports the company's mission to simplify subscription management for developers.
Previous Experience at Tuenti
Alvarez worked at Tuenti from 2011 to 2020, serving as Engineering Manager for nine years. During his tenure, he focused on database optimization using MySQL and led significant architectural changes, including the migration from a monolithic to a microservices architecture. He also chaired the Platform Committee, influencing key technical decisions and developed a media storage system designed to manage billions of images with on-the-fly transformations.
Career Background in Engineering
Before his time at Tuenti, Alvarez held positions at Indra and Telefonica I+D. He worked as an Engineer at Indra for one year from 2010 to 2011. At Telefonica I+D, he spent nine years from 2001 to 2010, where he gained extensive experience in software engineering and development. These roles contributed to his technical expertise and understanding of complex engineering challenges.
Education and Technical Qualifications
Alvarez studied at multiple institutions, including Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (U.N.E.D.) and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. He earned a degree in Informática de Sistemas, achieving Ingeniero Técnico from U.N.E.D. from 1999 to 2004. He continued his studies at U.N.E.D. and obtained a degree in Informática from 2004 to 2015. Additionally, he studied Telecomunicación at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, achieving Ingeniero from 1997 to 2004.
Achievements in Software Development
Throughout his career, Alvarez has made significant contributions to software development. At Tuenti, he developed various developer tools for building and deploying containers and managing the release lifecycle. He also implemented distributed caching solutions using memcached and advocated for security within the engineering team, overseeing security vulnerability investigations and resolutions.